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Old 01-07-2008, 01:13 AM   #1
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Atheros install problem


Solved.
just a small case of 1 mistyped letter.
basically (for those who want to know) i didn't completely uninstall the old drivers when i went from a source build to a .tgz build.

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Old 01-07-2008, 04:48 AM   #2
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Unable to load needed module: ath_rate_sample; no support for automatic module loading<3>Error loading module "ath_rate_sample"
You'll need enable:
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[*] Enable loadable module support --->[*] Automatic kernel module loading
in kernel's config file and recompile kernel.
 
Old 01-07-2008, 07:33 AM   #3
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solved that when i rebuilt the kernel.
 
Old 01-07-2008, 08:39 AM   #4
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if u prefer madwifi, go to slackbuilds.org and u'll find two tgzs, yeah, I remember one is driver tgz and the other is tool tgz, good luck :-)

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